Stalking is a Seriously Disturbing Crime

There is nothing small or insignificant about the crime of Stalking. It is not a victimless crime. Quite the contrary; in stalking a victim is the focus of the crime.  Stalking  impacts victims in a ways that may not leave visible scars, like a physical assault, but it can be every bit as damaging. Stalking should be treated as a felony in a court of law. It is an attempt to terrorize another person and ultimately control them. It is much more than the sum of its parts. It is a campaign of aggression and hostility, which clearly demonstrates a single-minded premeditated INTENT to cause harm, and distress, severely disrupting the life of another person.  That kind of criminal behaviour is deserving of felony charges. Treating it as a misdemeanor doesn’t do it justice. Stalking wasn’t even a crime until the 1990’s and the law may need a bit longer to catch up. The stories of Stalking Victims are the best way to convey how deadly serious the crime of Stalking is.

Unless you have been gangstalked, mobbed or even relentlessly stalked and/or continually harassed by an individual, it is hard to understand how disturbing it is and how it alters your life. There is a blog written by a Colorado woman about the stalking of her teenage daughter, Morgan. Morgan’s Mother recreated the notes she had written during the months of Stalking to tell the story. It is a rare look into the absolute terror and huge psychological toll that stalking victims experience. It is a harrowing story that rivals any horror film. It starts out innocuous and unfolds day by day, as cat and mouse games slowly escalate.  As you read you can feel the palpable fear and dread that Morgan and her parents experience. No one deserves to go through what this family went through.  No one deserves to be stalked by an individual, or gangstalked by a group.

Stalking and harassment are insidious crimes. The seriousness of the crime is that it is not based on one or two acts, that may, or may not, be criminal if they were isolated incidents. It is the pervasiveness that makes it such a serious crime. People that will go to great lengths and take risks to invade the life of someone who they know want nothing to do with them,  are dangerous. Stalking takes effort. It takes dedication to continually harass someone. Being stalked is extremely disturbing. Being stalked by someone who is unknown to you is even more disturbing — and harder to prove. Gang Stalking is an nothing less than an attempt to terrorize someone. It is cruel and it is evil. If you have never been stalked or mobbed, you might think “oh a bunch of idiots follow you around…. big deal…. that wouldn’t bother me.” After you read what a single stalker did to a family in a few months…. you may be able to realize what many stalkers can do to an individual over a period of years.

Here is the link to The Stalking of Morgan Ingram

Recommended Reading: This is how it feels to be watched and harassed

Many of you may have already read the excellent article published  in the New York Times more than a year ago, about Laura Poitras and her role in Edward Snowden’s big revelations.

I just read it for the first time and it is really interesting.  The part that describes the elaborate precautions Laura has taken to keep the government out of her private life are a testimony to what it is like to be under surveillance, put on a watch list without your knowledge, and to be harassed repeatedly, without ever being charged with a crime.

Gangstalking feels a lot like that.  The article captures the justified paranoia Snowden and these two journalists have of the United States.   Laura Poitras already knew what she was up against by the time Snowden contacted her; her security precautions, are one of the reasons he chose her.

When a U.S.Citizen, who becomes a whistleblower, has to be given asylum by Russia to avoid unreasonably harsh persecution by the U.S. Government, there is something really wrong,  The US Government is the one who committed the truly despicable crimes here. Their outrage over Edward Snowden’s, exposure of those crimes is a smoke screen being used to focus the public attention away from the real crimes committed against the American People by their own government.

If you haven’t previously read this article, I highly recommend it:  How Laura Poitras Helped Snowden Spill His Secrets

If you have read it, her new documentary, Citizenfour ,was just released this week, to rave reviews.
This is what it feels like to be on a government watch list.  This is what harassment feels like.  This is how it feels to be gangstalked!

 

Part 9: California Highway Patrol is Out of Legal Manuevers

Sorry if I made you think I had pulled another disappearing act.

I just got back from vacation. We went camping in the Sierras. Where we camp there is no cell, internet or electric service, which is very peaceful. While it doesn’t bother us a bit to do without, our gangstalkers don’t seem able to function without a cell phone. The no-service area is like a protective bubble; they don’t like to venture in too far.

Here’s a tip: if you need a break from them, try going where there is no signal or electricity. It’s peaceful and very relaxing, even if you aren’t being harassed by anybody.

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 Now for the conclusion to my long-winded California Highway Patrol Story:

Part 9: The CHP is Out of Legal Manuevers, Or Are They?

At the time the Denial of the CHP Motion to Vacate was entered, I was extremely busy. I was working nights, going to school during the days, and studying in my almost non-existent “spare time”.  I was sick and tired of trying to get the CHP to pay me.  I was disgusted with a legal system and a law enforcement agency that would act so blatantly unethical.

I definitely wasn’t going to go through the same hell for the second tax return. $197.00 just wasn’t worth it.  I was newly educated on how the system works. I had learned two important things: The CHP would never make the mistake of missing a court date with me again, and I couldn’t win in court, if they did, because the outcome has nothing to do with the merits of the case. The Legal System is the CHP’s sure thing: The California Legislature, writes laws a 4th grader could see are unconstitutional. Those laws hurt us. They lend themselves to unethical and overzealous application by Law Enforcement, particularly when they amount to a financial windfall for the State or its agencies. Upholding these bad laws, you have the Judges who automatically decide in favor of the CHP, in any gray area of the law. Even worse, are those Judges who write a legal opinion to clarify a bad law, making it stronger, using assumptions that aren’t true.

I decided to give it a rest and let the current Judgement ride for a while. What I planned to do was take the CHP back to court when I had more time on my hands, and ask for interest on the Judgement. My husband got tired of waiting. though.

In April of 2011, fourteen months, after the CHP was court ordered to pay us $482.00 a series of emails and regular mail went back and forth between my Husband and the Highway Patrol:

I’m still not sure what to make of it all, so I am just going to give it to you verbatim and see what you think about it.

My husband writes:

April 26, 2011 — CHP ONLINE Complaint Form

Here is my case number: **********. On 2/19/10 the Highway Patrol was ordered by the Superior Court of California to return the amount of $417.00, + $65.00 for court fees, that was wrongfully taken from me. Then six months later John R. McDonough took me back to court to have the motion vacated and lost! Now he has made no attempt to pay me or even call.  Now I think I have waited long enough, so please give me a call and I will give you all the info:

Sincerely,

******** **************

(831) ***-****

　

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The Reply:

April 27, 2011

From: Kelly Walker (KNwalker@CHP.ca.gov)

Subject:***** v. CHP

CC: Kim Hunter (khunter@chp.ca.gov

　Dear Mr. *******,

My name is

April 27, 2011

From: Kelly Walker (KNwalker@CHP.ca.gov)

Subject:***** v. CHP

CC: Kim Hunter (khunter@chp.ca.gov

　Dear Mr. *******,

My name Kelley Walker, I am the Manager of the CHP’s Case Management Unit., Office of Legal Affairs; I am Mr. McDonough’s colleague. I am in receipt of your complaint regarding non-payment of a small claims decision in your favor for $482.00. Thank you for contacting the Department regarding this issue, and please accept our sincere apologies for this inadvertent mistake on our part. We do indeed acknowledge that the Santa Cruz small Claims Court (case #*******), did rule in your favor and we will expedite the processing of your check with respect to this case. Please know that Mr. McDonough did provide a copy of the order which would have automatically triggered a payment request to you. Unfortunately, this particular payment never processed; please rest assured that I will personally handle the processing of your payment of $482.00. I will follow up with an additional email with an anticipated date of payment. If you could please confirm your mailing address above, that will ensure that you will indeed get your check as soon as possible. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or concerns, my contact information is below.

Sincerely,/

Kelly N. Walker, Manager

California Highway Patrol

Case Management Unit

Office of Legal Affairs (008)

6021 North 7th Street

Sacramento, CA 95811

(916) 843-3120 (phone)

(916) 322-3237 (fax)

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My husband writes:

April 27, 2011

Kelly Walker (kwalker@chp.ca.gov)

cc: Kim Hunter (khunter@chp.ca.gov.

All Contact information remains the same as you have on the email you sent. Thank you for your prompt response. I look forward to hearing from you about the date I can expect a check.

Sincerely,

*****

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May 6, 2011

File No: 008.A13845.13445

Dear Mr. ************

The processing of your claim (#720-11-002) has been conducted by the Office of Legal Affairs, Risk Management Unit of the California Highway Patrol.

Payment to you in the amount of $482.00 (Four hundred eighty-two dollars and no cents) will be processed by the California State Controller’s Office. You may expect payment by check within 2-3 weeks.

sincerely,

QRgn for

K.A. Hunter, General Counsel

Commander

Office of Legal Affairs.

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The next letter refers (I think) to an email I got from C.E. Rogers right after I made the complaint to Internal Affairs, a formal, official complaint.  I got a letter or email saying that C. E. Rogers would be seeing my complaint through to its resolution and had Assigned K. Hunter to look into the matter. This next letter that references it came almost a year later.

 

May 25, 2011

File No: 008.A13845.12100

Dear**************** and ************************,

Again, thank you for your patience in the matter concerning the award in your claim against the Department. Unfortunately, it has taken an unacceptable amount of time to resolve this issue. Please be assured we are working diligently towards a speedy resolve. As I advised in my recent email to you, I will be handling this matter to its conclusion.

While we are gathering the documents required for processing from the small claims court, we may be able to even further expedite this process by simply having you both sign a release form and both fill out a Payee Data Record. As I noted in my e-mail, the State controllers Office has advised a release from both of you would be acceptable. Enclosed are the Payee Data Records, and release forms needed, you can fax them back to me at (916) 843-3164), but I will need you to mail all originals back in the self addressed, stamped envelope, which is provided for you.

Mr. ******** and Ms. *******, once all the forms are received in this office, they will promptly be forwarded to the State Controller’s Office for payment. In the interim, please feel free to contact me directly if I can provide any further service to you. My direct Number is (916) 843-3134.

Sincerely,

M. Stover for

C.E. Rogers, Lieutenant

Risk Management Unit

Enclosure

I tell you, I could not make this stuff up.

The first enclosure is on plain white paper, there is no CHP Logo or any other logo. (At some point in our year 3 years of dealing with the CHP the correspondence started coming on stationary that had a different logo- Unlike the CHP log which has a shield, the later correspondence also has a Justice Department logo (I think) that has the words LAW ENFORCEMEMT on the top and ACCREDIDATION on the Bottom It has an eagle holding and olive branch. Next to the logo it says An Internationally Accredited Agency.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY

Claim Number: SS090924

Upon Receipt of Payment of $482.00 (Four hundred eighty-two dollars and zero cents), I **************, in a joint claim with ****************, hereby agree to release and discharge the State of California, its officers, agents and employees from any and all liability arising and under the matters recited in Claim Number SS090924 now on file with the California Highway Patrol, and from any and all claims and demands which I now have or may hereafter have against the State of California, Department of California Highway Patrol or any officer, agent or employee thereof, for damages of any nature arising out of the matters alleged in my claim.

This release is freely and voluntarily entered into by the Undersigned.

Signature    _________________________        Date_____________________________

There was one Release of Liability for each of us and a document called a Payee Data Record

First of all, there was no way I was going to sign any Release of Liability. I have always been very careful about putting my signature on any document that can be construed as a contract. If you do not fully understand something ( and legal lingo is hard to understand) you better not sign it until you research or have it looked over by an attorney. Contracts I do sign,  tend to have end dates inserted, if they are missing and other types of alterations, if I feel they are needed to clarify my understanding of the terms of the contract. I also have been known to cross out lines completely. The way I felt about this contract and the Payee Data Record they asked us to fill out was that it was unnecessary. The CHP had been Court Ordered to Pay me… not Court Ordered to Pay Me only if I signed a release of liability.

The payee data record asks for an awful lot of personal information and is meant, mostly for vendors who are paid by the State.  If I filled it out we would probably have been taxed on the actual return of our tax return.  Not very fair.

We did not respond to the request to fill out and return the documents. Just 48 hours later, we got the following delivered by special courier:

May 31, 2011

File No: 008.A13845.A05397Subject: Claim Number SS090924

Dear Mr. *************and Ms. ***************:

Enclosed is a check in the amount of $482.00 in full payment of the above claim.

If you have any questions please contact Ms. Diana Bullen at (916) 843-3020.

Sincerely,

K.A. HUNTER, General Council

Commander

Office of Legal Affairs.

My only observation about the amount is that the CHP added interest to our bill when it wasn’t paid right away. They took longer to pay us and they didn’t pay us any interest. I don’t think anyone who has read my story will think that’s anything out of character for them.  The going rate of interest for Judgements in Califronia is 10% a year.  There is no doubt that they knew this (they have legal experts, remember?) when they paid us, meaning they shorted us about $60.00.  I guess that’s allowed because they are after all, above the law.

My other observation is that they didn’t wait for us to return the signed documents before sending the check. Interesting. We happily thought we were only out $197.00 and we were happy to be done with them.

That was apparently wishful thinking for someone who has crossed the CHP.

The intense, obvious surveillance began in late December, 2010 – end of January 2011, just two months after the Motion to Vacate was denied.  A man started began parking outside my front door and watching the house all day long, every day. He sometimes worked on a lap top, but it was obvious that he was watching us. In April, the intense gangstalking began and people began to follow us everywhere.

I’m actually quite glad to be done with the CHP story so I can get back into discussing my personal experiences with gangstalking.

We have certainly paid a high price for having the audacity to sue the California Highway Patrol in Small Claims Court. We have been intensely harassed, spied on and stalked ever since, even though we did nothing illegal. We just pissed off a very powerful branch of Law Enforcement. Welcome to the New America: No longer The Land of the Free